| Last Chance Learners |
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| Genre |
Real life |
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| Presented by |
Mike Whitney |
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| Country of origin |
Australia |
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| Original language(s) |
English |
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| No. of seasons |
1 |
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| No. of episodes |
12 |
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| Production |
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| Production location(s) |
Sydney, Australia |
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| Running time |
30 minutes
(Including commercials) |
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| Release |
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| Original network |
Channel Seven |
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| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) |
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| Audio format |
Stereo |
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| Original release |
18 April – 4 July 2007 |
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| External links |
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Website |
Last Chance Learners is an Australian television program which was created by the Seven Network. The show gives ten learner drivers the chance to be trained by an experienced driving instructor and the opportunity to take their drivers licence test and win a brand new Hyundai Getz.
Last Chance Learners premiered on Wednesday 18 April 2007 at 7:30pm on Channel Seven and is hosted by former test cricketer and Who Dares Wins host Mike Whitney.
The series is currently being broadcast in the UK on Living2, as "Desperate Learners Driving School".
The learner drivers
The ten learner drivers are split up into two teams of five learner drivers each. Each team has its own dedicated driving instructor. The red team instructor is Jann Shipley while the blue team instructor is Chris Breen.
Red Team
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| Learner driver |
Partner |
Driver's Age |
Years on learners |
Licence test attempts |
Passed Yet |
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| Sharni Freeman |
Chris Martin |
27 |
12 |
0 |
Yes - Episode 11 |
| Virgilia Nielsen |
Darren Appleton |
19 |
3 |
3 |
Yes - Episode 7 |
| Shannan Wilson |
Lee Bollom |
28 |
11 |
3 |
Yes - Episode 12 |
| Isabel Sng |
John Wong |
32 |
14 |
0 |
Quit - Episode 7 |
| David Bester |
Darren Balsley |
24 |
3 |
2 |
Yes - Episode 12 |
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Blue Team
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| Learner driver |
Partner |
Driver's Age |
Years on learners |
Licence test attempts |
Passed Yet |
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| Simone Woods |
Josh Woods |
32 |
16 |
0 |
Didn't pass at all |
| Shaun Favell |
Eddie Bray |
36 |
17 |
4 |
Didn't pass at all |
| Robert Giess |
Colleen Berry |
34 |
17 |
0 |
Yes - Episode 5 |
| Naida Churchill |
Lisa Moyle |
33 |
6 |
0 |
Yes - Episode 12 |
| Belinda Lemair |
Andrew Lemair |
32 |
13 |
2 |
Yes - Episode 4 |
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Episodes
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| # |
Air Date |
Challenge |
Winner |
Test-taker |
Passed? |
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| 1 |
18 April 2007 |
Pace Car Challenge |
Red |
N/A |
N/A |
| 2 |
25 April 2007 |
Emergency Braking |
Red |
Shannan |
No |
| 3 |
2 May 2007 |
Reverse Parking on a busy street |
Blue |
Virgilia |
No |
| 4 |
9 May 2007 |
Braking on a wet surfaces |
Blue |
Belinda |
Yes |
| 5 |
16 May 2007 |
Reversing through a grid of cars |
Blue |
Robert |
Yes |
| 6 |
23 May 2007 |
Night Driving |
Red |
Naida |
N/A didn't sit test |
| 7 |
30 May 2007 |
3 point turn on a hill |
Blue |
Virgilia |
Yes |
| 8 |
6 June 2007 |
Finding a parking spot at Paddy's Markets |
Red |
Naida |
No |
| 9 |
13 June 2007 |
Country Driving |
Red |
Shannan |
N/A didn't sit test |
| 10 |
20 June 2007 |
Map Navigation |
Red |
David |
No |
| 11 |
27 June 2007 |
4WD Challenge |
Red |
Sharni |
Yes |
| 12 |
4 July 2007 |
N/A |
N/A |
David
Naida
Shannan
Shaun
Simone |
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No |
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